General elections a referendum on military rule - BCP

Saleshando said the election will offer Batswana a chance to decide whether they want President Ian Khama's military rule or democracy as offered by the BCP. The BCP leader spoke when launching Philip Monowe on Saturday as the parliamentary candidate for Kgatleng West. Saleshando said that Batswana have to make the right choice when they go for this year's polls. He asserted that the ruling Botswana Democratic Pary (BDP) has lost its potency because a lot had changed ever since Khama took power.

He said that under Khama, the BDP has no respect for the rule of law and civil liberties are restricted. He stated that this could prove to be a major setback for Botswana's democracy. He said that Khama is obsessed with being loved by the people to a point of wasting taxpayer's money to buy a luxury caravan costing P1.8 million to tour the country.